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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?
(a) 2 days prior.
(b) 2 months prior.
(c) 2 weeks prior.
(d) 1 week prior.

2. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) Cassablanca.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

3. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Amanda Stewart.
(b) Bette Davis.
(c) Donna Reed.
(d) Martha Stewart.

4. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?
(a) Interstate 80.
(b) Interstate 150.
(c) Interstate 101.
(d) Interstate 67.

5. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the illustrations for The Wind in the Willows coloring book that the author describes in Chapter 5?

2. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

3. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?

4. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

5. What author does Bechdel recall reading regarding her obsessive-compulsive disorder when she was a child?

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